Unit 9

POPULATION MOVEMENT

POPULATION is the number of people that live in a specific place

RURAL AREAS: the density of population is low
URBAN AREAS: contains big towns and cities

THE RURAL EXODUS

A lot of people in Spain abandon rural areas and go to towns and cities to
improve their living conditions.
In the 20th century farms were mechanized and many people had to look for
other job opportunities in towns and cities.
In the urban areas they also have better education and health care.
POLITICAL ORGANISATION IN SPAIN
constitutional system
Spain is a CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY = combines
A
monarch
1) LEGISLATIVE POWER belongs to CORTES GENERALES
CONGRESO DE LOS
DIPUTADOS
CORTES GENERALES is formed by
SENADO
CORTES GENERALES can change any low and the Constitution
2) EXECUTIVE POWER belongs to CONSEJO DE MINISTROS
It puts laws and decisions into action
The Head is the PRESIDENT OF THE GOVERNMET
TRIBUNAL
SUPREMO
3) JUDICIARY POWER is made up of
NACIONAL

AUDIENCIA
OTHER

COURTS
CONSTITUTION
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It defines the political organization

It was approved by the CORTES GENERALES on 31 of October, 1978
and by the Spanish citizens on 6 of December, 1978
how the country is governed
It says
Citizens rights and duties
The 4 basic concepts are: LIBERTY, JUSTICE, EQUALITY and POLITICAL
PLURALISM
executive

It establishes 3 governmental power

legislative
Judiciary